Hi-Tek (album)

Hi-Tek
Studio album by
Keak da Sneak
ReleasedJune 16, 2001 (2001-06-16)
Studio
  • Federation Compound
  • Bad Ass Beat Lab (Oakland, CA)
  • Studio C (Stockton, CA)
  • Back House Studios
  • The Duggout Studios (Oakland, CA)
  • Infinite Studios (Oakland, CA)
  • The Hot Box
Genre
Length1:11:10
LabelMoe Doe Ent.
Producer
Keak da Sneak chronology
Sneakacydal
(1999) 		Hi-Tek
(2001) 		The Appearances of Keak da Sneak
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[1]

Hi-Tek is the second solo studio album by American rapper Keak da Sneak. It was released on June 16, 2001, through Moe Doe Entertainment. Production was handled by Tone Capone, Ant Banks, One Drop Scott, Rick Rock, Alonzo Jackson, D-Dre and Sonny B. It features guest appearances from Bart and Agerman of 3X Krazy, Ant Banks, E-40, Eklipze, Harm, T-Luni and Too $hort.

In the United States, the album debuted at number 95 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, number 37 on the Heatseekers Albums and number 18 on the Independent Albums charts.

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Intro" 0:51
2."Here Comes Keak da Sneak"Rick Rock3:37
3."Like What" (featuring Agerman)Ant Banks4:12
4."Tankin, Tinkin, Stinkin" (featuring E-40)Rick Rock4:39
5."Somebody Gotta Pimp It (Somebody Gotta Pimp Her)" (featuring Too $hort)Sonny B3:55
6."Ichi Blop! Blop!"Tone Capone4:47
7."Gifted"One Drop Scott4:05
8."Skit" 0:45
9."Moe Doe"Tone Capone3:11
10."Take Me Away" (featuring Harm)Tone Capone5:25
11."Pussy" (featuring B.A.)One Drop Scott4:03
12."Drank, Weed, Sex" (featuring Ant Banks)Ant Banks3:40
13."P.M." (featuring B.A., T-Luni and Eklipze)Tone Capone5:26
14."Hi-Tek II"Ant Banks3:54
15."Beat It Up"One Drop Scott4:36
16."No Hair Weaves" (featuring Ant Banks)Ant Banks4:11
17."That Way"Tone Capone5:14
18."Blop Shit"
  • Alonzo Jackson
  • D-Dre
4:39
Total length:1:11:10

Personnel

  • Charles "Keak da Sneak" Williams – vocals, executive producer
  • Ramone "Agerman" Curtis – vocals (track 3)
  • Earl "E-40" Stevens – vocals (track 4)
  • Todd "Too $hort" Shaw – vocals (track 5)
  • Rodney "Harm" Waller – vocals (track 10)
  • Lamore "B.A./Bart" Jacks – vocals (tracks: 11, 13)
  • Anthony "Ant" Banks – vocals (tracks: 12, 16), producer & mixing (tracks: 3, 12, 14, 16)
  • Tamarr "T-Luni" Holloway – vocals (track 13)
  • Erick "Mr. Eklipse" Carson – vocals (track 13)
  • Mike Marshall – background vocals (tracks: 17, 18)
  • Ricardo "Rick Rock" Thomas – producer & mixing (tracks: 2, 4)
  • Sonny Sowles – producer (track 5)
  • Anthony "Tone Capone" Gilmour – producer (tracks: 6, 9, 10, 13, 17)
  • Scott "One Drop Scott" Roberts – producer (tracks: 7, 11, 15)
  • Alonzo Jackson – producer (track 18)
  • D-Dre – producer (track 18)
  • Mike Denton – mixing (tracks: 2, 4, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 18)
  • Larry Funk – mixing (tracks: 5, 6, 10, 17), Pro Tools editing, mastering
  • Michael Sexton – photography

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] 95
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[3] 37
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[4] 18

References

  1. ^ "Hi-Tek [X] - Keak da Sneak | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  2. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 18, 2001. p. 22. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
  3. ^ "Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 18, 2001. p. 89. ISSN 0006-2510. Archived from the original on January 30, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2020.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Top Independent Albums". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 33. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 18, 2001. p. 89. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved June 29, 2025.
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